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Recognised as Colour

#DD52DF

  • #DD52DF
  • Magenta
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium orchid

#DD52DF is a magenta with RGB values 221, 82, 223 and HSL 299°, 69%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#DD52DF#DD52DF
HEX#DD52DF
RGBrgb(221, 82, 223)
RGB (0–1)0.8667, 0.3216, 0.8745
RGB percentages86.7%, 32.2%, 87.5%
HSLhsl(299.1, 68.8%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(299.1, 63.2%, 87.5%)
CMYK0.9%, 63.2%, 0%, 12.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,504,671
CSS custom property--colour: #DD52DF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26734WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.35:1
Contrast with white3.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.35:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#22AD20

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#3E82E3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#7394DBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 63.6 from the original
Tritanopia#E36592no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.31:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 13Orchid · ΔE 19.8Violet · ΔE 20.3Dark orchid · ΔE 21.7Dark magenta · ΔE 28.3Fuchsia · ΔE 31.2
Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 12.97, a distinctly different colour
Hue familymagenta
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#54DF52
Analogous#9752DF, #DF529A
Triadic#DFDD52, #52DFDD
Split complementary#9ADF52, #52DF97
Tetradic#DF9752, #54DF52, #529ADF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFEFF
Lighter +30%#F6D3F7
Lighter +20%#EEA8EF
Lighter +10%#E57DE7
Darker −10%#D428D6
Darker −20%#A920AB
Darker −30%#7F1880
Darker −40%#541055
More saturated +25%#F638F9
Less saturated −25%#C46CC5

Channel breakdown

R221
G82
B223
Red221 (86.7%)
Green82 (32.2%)
Blue223 (87.5%)
Hue299.15°
Saturation (HSL)68.78%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DD · G 52 · B DF

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